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EU tech ban seen putting children worldwide at risk of online sex abuse

EU tech ban seen putting children worldwide at risk of online sex abuse

SOPHIE DAVIES  ONLINE child sexual abuse could become harder to detect due to privacy protections set to take effect in the European Union next month - putting millions of children at increased risk worldwide, critics of the proposals have warned. Under the changes, big tech firms like Facebook and Microsoft would be banned from using automatic detection tools that are routinely employed to identify material containing images of child abuse or to detect online grooming. Opponents say such automatic scanning infringes the privacy of people using chat and messaging apps, but the looming ban has drawn strong criticism around the…
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